Former National Security Adviser to give evidence on the UK’s role at the Security Council
The Foreign Affairs Committee holds its first evidence session in its inquiry into the UK’s use of its penholder role at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a tool to reduce global conflict.
Members will take evidence from former UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative at the United Nations and National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, Sir Mark Lyall Grant.
This session will focus on the relationship between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the UK Mission at the UN.
The session will examine the extent to which the UK’s priorities at the UN align with those of the FCDO, and how the UK mission promotes conflict resolution and stabilisation initiatives globally.
Members may ask how countries such as China and Russia are exploiting the multilateral system and the gap left by UK and US aid cuts to advance their own interests. Questions are likely to cover reports of a “crisis of legitimacy” within the Security Council over issues such as the conflict in Gaza.